Prevalence of Clinical Obesity in US Adults, 2017–2020

This study provided the first nationally representative estimates of clinical obesity prevalence in US adults based on the new definition.

Authors

Yun Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-122X)
Gang Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6172-8017)

Institutions

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Obesity
Published: 2025-07-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24352
Citations: 7
Primary Topic: Obesity and Health Practices
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 14.15

Funders

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

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Prevalence of Clinical Obesity in US Adults, 2017–2020

Yun Shen, Gang Hu

Jul 14, 2025

7 citations

Obesity

Obesity and Health Practices

14.15

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Prevalence of Clinical Obesity in US Adults, 2017–2020

Yun Shen, Gang Hu

July 14, 2025article en

7 citations

Abstract

This study provided the first nationally representative estimates of clinical obesity prevalence in US adults based on the new definition.

ObesityVol. 33(10)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

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Obesity and Health Practices

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